Ala. Admin. Code r. 165-X-4-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 165-X-4-.02 - Licenses

(1) Contestants.

(a) All contestants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(b) No contestant may participate in more than one (1) Bout on the first day of a two (2) day event.

(c) No contestant may participate in more than twelve (12) minutes of a two (2) day event nor the day of a one (1) day event.

(d) No contestant shall have been licensed as a professional boxer or professional mixed martial artist in Alabama or any other jurisdiction.

(e) Contestants shall be registered with the Commission as a toughman Contestant.

(f) Contestants shall apply for licensure with the Commission. All applications shall be accompanied by the applicant's photo identification and licensure fee of thirty dollars ($30), payable by cash, certified check, cashier's check, personal check, or money order.

(g) Contestant licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year issued.

(h) Temporary licenses, in the form of a receipt, shall be issued to contestant applicants when applications are made in the presence of the Commission. Temporary licenses shall expire within ninety days (90) of its issuance.

(2) Promoters. All promoters must submit applications to the Commission and these applications must be approved by the commission.

(a) Promoters of tough man contests must be licensed by the Commission.

1. Promoters applications shall be accompanied by the applicant's photo identification and licensure fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), payable by cash, certified check, cashier's check, personal check, or money order.

2. Promoters licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year issued.

(b) Promoters must:

1. Provide a ring meeting the requirements of the Commission.

2. Provide gloves, headgear, and groin protectors for the contest.

3. Provide insurance described in this chapter.

4. Provide for medical personnel described in this chapter.

5. Register contestants within 48 hours of the start of the contest to the commission.

(3) Schedule of Fees. Annual fees for participant licenses, promoter's licenses, and match permits are as follow:

(i)	Promoters	$250.00
(ii)	Returned Check	$30.00

Ala. Admin. Code r. 165-X-4-.02

New Rule: Filed July 19, 2010; effective August 20, 2 010. Repealed and New Rule: Filed December 27, 2013; effective January 31, 2014.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 09, June 29, 2018, eff. 8/4/2018.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 08, May 29, 2020, eff. 7/13/2020.

Authors: Matt Bledsoe, Brandon Owens, Joseph B. McCormick

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-9-1020.